Name: Okra Poriyal recipe by Bethica Das at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 250 gms. Okra, chopped into 1/2" pieces; 2 tbsp. oil; 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1/4 tsp. asafoetida (hing); 1 tsp. urad dal; 1 tsp. raw rice; 2 fresh chilies, slit; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; salt to taste; 2 tbsp, fresh coconut, grated; 1-2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped

ABOUT Okra Poriyal RECIPE

This is a very easy and a simple side dish of okra stir fried with some tempering and garnished with fresh grated coconut and coriander leaves. Poriyals are a very common everyday meal in any Tamilian household. They are served as a side dish with either curd rice, sambar rice or rasam rice. They also tastes good with chapattis / parathas too. Poriyals can be made with carrots, cabbage, beans and beetroot too by following the same method.

Ingredients Serving: 2

250 gms. Okra, chopped into 1/2" pieces
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1/4 tsp. asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp. urad dal
1 tsp. raw rice
2 fresh chilies, slit
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp, fresh coconut, grated
1-2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped

Instructions

Heat oil in a non-stick pan and temper with mustard seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the asafoetida, urad dal, rice, green chilies, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Saute till the ingredients turns light brown.
Add the chopped okra and salt. Saute on low flame till they turn soft and are done.
Add the coconut and coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
Give it a mix and serve as a side dish with either rice or chapatti.

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